Guitar & melody vocals by Rachel Chang
5/23/2021

Nigun Tishrei by Nava Tehila

Ancestors - Unrefined Draft 1 by Sound Brown

Ya'aleh Tachanuneinu (May Our Prayers Rise!) is a medeival piyyut for the High Holy Days that we sing during Selichot services. This musical poem sends out our pleas that over the Yamim Noarim, our prayers may ascend to G!d in the evening, arrive (at G!d's 'front desk' as it were) in the early morning, and be answered/revealed by the time the day closes.

This melody is by Rabbi Julia Andelman, and at KT this year we'll sing it for the last 4 verses of the piyyut, shown below. 

May our voices arise and may our prayers be received!
 
יַעֲלֶה יִשְׁעֵֽנוּ מֵעֶֽרֶב.
וְיָבֹא טָהֳרֵֽנוּ מִבֹּֽקֶר.
וְיֵרָאֶה חִנּוּנֵֽנוּ עַד עָֽרֶב:
 
יַעֲלֶה זִכְרוֹנֵֽנוּ מֵעֶֽרֶב.
וְיָבֹא וִעוּדֵֽנוּ מִבֹּֽקֶר.
וְיֵרָאֶה הַדְרָתֵֽנוּ עַד עָֽרֶב:
 
יַעֲלֶה דָפְקֵֽנוּ מֵעֶֽרֶב.
וְיָבֹא גִילֵֽנוּ מִבֹּֽקֶר.
וְיֵרָאֶה בַקָּשָׁתֵֽנוּ עַד עָֽרֶב:
 
יַעֲלֶה אֶנְקָתֵֽנוּ מֵעֶֽרֶב.
וְיָבֹא אֵלֶֽיךָ מִבֹּֽקֶר.
וְיֵרָאֶה אֵלֵֽינוּ עַד עָֽרֶב
 
Ya'aleh yishenu me'erev, 
v'yavo taharenu miboker,
v'y'raeh chinuneinu ad arev.
 
Ya'aleh zichroneinu me'erev, 
v'yavo videnu miboker, 
v'y'raeh hadarateinu ad arev.
 
Ya'aleh dofkenu me'erev, 
v'yavo gilenu miboker,
v'y'raeh bakashateinu ad arev.
 
Ya'aleh enkatenu me'erev, 
v'yavo eylecha miboker, 
v'y'raeh eilenu ad arev
 
May our journey to salvation arise this evening, 
May our purest selves come by tomorrow morning, 
May our grace arise within us by next nightfall.
 
May our memory arise this evening, 
May our community unite by tomorrow morning, 
May we see Your splendor by next nightfall.
 
May our knocking upon Your gates arise this evening, 
May our joyfulness come by tomorrow morning,
May our search for You be crowned by next nightfall.
 
May our weeping arise this evening, 
May it reach You by tomorrow morning. 
May You answer us by next nightfall.

Ya'aleh Tachanuneinu - Andelman Melody, sung by Aly, Koach, & Rabbi Mó

Brucha at Shekhina (Blessed are you, divine presence throughout the physical world) who grounds me
Brucha at Shekhinah who reminds me that I know
Brucha at Shekhinah who guides me
Brucha at Shekhinah who gives me courage to let go
Brucha at Shekhinah ruach ha'olam hameikhinah mitzadei isha
(Blessed are you, Shekhina, spirit of the universe, who makes firm a woman's steps)
-Ri J. Turner

From Siddur HaKohanot: A Hebrew Priestess Prayerbook by Rabbi Jill Hammer and Kohenet Taya Shere 

Available here: http://isabellafreedman.org/store/siddur-hakohanot%3A-a-hebrew-priestess-prayerbook-rabbi-jill-hammer-and-holly-taya-shere/dp/6432

Birchot haShachar by Ri J. Turner

Round House Song Sessions
August 22rd, 2016
Millerton, NY

Melody by Bostoner Rebbe
Deuteronomy 4:35

recorded by the Let My People Sing! Core Team post Summer 2016 retreat: Margot Seigle, Noam Lerman, Mónica Gomery, Ilana Lerman & Batya Levine

lyrics:
Ain ohd mill-va-doh Ha-shem hoo ha-El-oh-heem
אֵ ין עֹוד מִ לְ בַ ּדֹו ײ הּוא הָ אֱ ֹלהִ ים
There is nothing other. YHVH is Elohim. As above, so below. 
(translation and transliteration credit to Shir Yaakov)

some history: This melody is an original composition by the Bostoner Hasidim as part of their intensive outreach in Boston in the 60’s and 70’s. It likely spread around the broader Jewish community through Reb Ebn Leader bringing it to Reb David Ingber who brought it to Romemu. In the original recording there is a first part of the song that was not included in the spreading.

Ain Od

Open the Gates - Preparing to enter the High Holy Days

B'Rosh Hashanah Yikateivon

melody from a Sephardic liturgical poem asking for forgiveness.

Adon HaSelichot Niggun

Be With Me by Koach Baruch Frazier, sung at Let My People Sing! 2017

LMPS 2017

Be With Me - Koach Baruch Frazier - LMPS 2017

Origin:
Words are originally from the Torah - these are the words that Moses spoke to G*d, asking Them to heal Miriam
Melody is by Shefa Gold
This is a recording from NSP's Rosh Hashanah Community Singing Session in 2019
Art by Etai Rogers-Fett

Words:
Ana el na refa na la

Translation:
Please God, heal her

Singing Team - RH Melodies

Ana El Na

Origin:
Words are based on a poem by Wendell Berry
Melody is by Plum Village
This is a recording from NSP's Yom Kippur Community Singing Session in 2019

Words:
And when I rise
Let me rise
Like a bird, joyfully
And when I fall,
Let me fall
Like a leaf, gracefully,
And without regret

Singing Team - YK Melodies

When I Rise

Origin:
Words from Psalm 29
Melody by Tzemach Tzedek (Sprout of Justice), the 3rd Chabad Rebbe
This version was recorded by the NSP Singing Team

Words:
Mizmor l'david
Havu la'Adonai, benei elim
Havu la'Adonai kavod va'oz

Havu la'Adonai kavod shemo
Hishtachavu la'Adonai be'hadrat kodesh
Kol Adonai al hamayim
El ha'kavod hirim
Adonai al mayim rabim
Kol Adonai ba'koach

Kol Adonai be'hadar
Kol Adonai shover arazim
Va'yeshaber Adonai et-arzei ha'levanon
Va'yarkidem k'mo egel
Levanon ve'sirion
K'mo ven-re-emin

Kol Adonai chotzev la'havot esh
Kol Adonai yachil midbar
Yachil Adonai midbar kadesh
Kol Adonai yecholel ayalot
Va'yechesof yearot
U'veheikhalo kulo omer kavod

Adonai lamabul yashav
Va'yeshev Adonai melekh l'olam
Adonai oz le'amo yiten
Adonai yevarekh et-amo va'shalom

Translation:
A Psalm of David
Give to G*d, children of gods
Give to G*d glory and power

Give to G*d the glory of Their Name
Worship G*d in the beauty of holiness
The voice of G*d is upon the waters
The G*d of glory thunders
G*d is upon the many waters

The voice of G*d is powerful
the voice of G*d is full of majesty
The voice of G*d breaks the cedars
G*d smashed the cedars of Lebanon
G*d made them leap like a calf
Lebanon and Siryon, like a young wild ox

The voice of G*d flashes out flames of fire
The voice of G*d makes the desert tremble
G*d makes tremble the desert of Kadesh
The voice of G*d makes the deer writhe
and strips the forests bare
and in G*d’s temple, everything says: 'Glory.'

G*d sat enthroned at the flood
G*d sits enthroned, ruling forever
G*d will give strength to Their people
G*d will bless Their people with peace

Psalm 29 - Tzemach Tzedek

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